Archive for the ‘music-film’ Category

This weekend was the first 48 hour Memphis Music Launch, presented by the Memphis Music Foundation, EmergeMemphis and the Launchpad – basically a whole bunch of nonprofits dedicated to improving Memphis. The concept was that people could pitch any kind of music or business music idea to the other participants. Then, 8 pitches would be picked to [...]

I wrote three songs this Winter in my 10′ by 12′ apartment in small town Korea. It was really cold, and nobody else spoke English. Chinese Wool Coat [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Hamdeok is Cold and Boring [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Hotel Robero (for Clara Ayers) [Audio clip: view [...]

Here’s a video from our pre-baby past. More photos to come once we get our lives settled into some semblance of normalcy again. While traveling around Europe, my Charming Southern Bride and I spent three working on an Irish cattle farm. We thought it was going to be a romantic pastoral escape in delightful scenery. [...]

Okay, after a nice delay, I’m getting back to the piano melody that was posted several weeks ago. I had it all worked out as a slow, maudlin ballad, but it just didn’t feel right. This is a rough (read: ROUGH) recording of the direction I’m taking the song. Next week, I’ll have re-recorded everything [...]

It started out better than most But then it took a turn I failed to realize It didn’t matter where or when Where can I go? Where have I been? Can I leave here tomorrow? Or will I just be back again? Roundabout little girl You took your turn with me Oh and you won’t [...]

Broken Promise. Couldn’t record this week due to laptop repair, but you get a WatchPaper song instead! Lucky you! I’ve known an evil that lives inside my chest A sinister feeling that never let’s me rest My dear, please sleep for me And I can’t be held responsible for what I’ve done to love It’s [...]

PROMISE the piano song will be finished for next week, for now: a WatchPaper tune. Punched me in the mouth and I lost my teeth Now I’m all bark with no one to bite I used to think that I was tough But then you went and called my bluff I’m so sorry, Caroline. She’s [...]

For those who’ve been keeping track, you know that not everything I post is a full-fledged song. I think it’s interesting to put sketches out there to see what interest there might be in taking it to a finished product. This week is just such an occasion. Let me know in the comments what you [...]